AdvancedMaterialsResearchVols.919-921(2014)pp1655-1658Online:2014-04-17©(2014)TransTechPublications,Switzerlanddoi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.919-921.1655LandscapeDesignofResidentialEnvironmentinCityHuiMinCui1,a1TheDepartmentofEnvironmentalArtDesign,EnvironmentalManagementCollegeofChina,Qinhuangdao,Hebei,066004,Chinaaqhdchm@126.comKeywords:LivingEnvironment,Landscape,MatterElement,MentalElementAbstract.Withtheimprovementoflivingstandards,peoplelivingconcepthaschanged,fromthepreviousfocusonpractical,priceandotherfactors,toputforwardhigherrequirementsonthenaturalecologicalresidentialarealandscape,environmentgreening.Thispaperfirstanalyzestheresidentialdistrictenvironmentallandscapeelementsanddesignconcepts,givessomeprinciplesofenvironmentallandscapedesigninresidentialarea,andfinallyputsforwardtheresidentiallandscapedesignstartingpoint.IntroductionWiththerapideconomicgrowth,theacceleratedpaceofcityofourcountry,aperiodofrapiddevelopmenthasenteredthepopulationintothecity.Therefore,intheconstructionandmanagementofhumansettlements,hadhithertounknowncrisisandchallenge.Atthesametime,withtheimprovementoflivingstandards,peoplelivingconcepthaschangedgreatly,fromsimple"survivalliving"to"highqualityliving",peoplewanttoclose,returntonature,inthepurchaseofperformanceisfrombeforeonlyfocusonpractical,pricesandotherfactors,toputforwardthehighernaturalecologicalresidentialareasofthelandscape,environmentgreening[1].ElementsandDesignConceptofResidentialDistrictEnvironmentalLandscapeLandscapedesignisastrongnewsubjectborderline,comprehensive.Environmentallandscapedesignofresidentialreferstotheenvironmentallandscapedesignofresidentialbuilding;itselementsarethematerialelementsandspiritualelements.Residentiallandscape,directlyaffectsthequalityoflifeofresidents[2].Thelandscapearchitect'sgoalistheresidentiallandscapeenvironmentandresidentialbuildingorganicfusion,fortheresidentstocreatereasonableineconomy,socialandpsychologicalfunctionofconvenienceandcomfort,safetyandhealthandbeautifullivingenvironment.MentalElement.Mentalelementintheformofresidentialdistrictenvironmentallandscape,thespiritualcontent,isthepeople'spsychologicalneeds,istheenvironmentallandscapeinthefeelingsofpeople'sminds,inthepsychologicalresonance.Differentregions,differentage,differentoccupation,status,culturalvaluesoftheresidents,theresidentiallandscapeenvironmentrequirementsaredifferent.Mentalelementcontentincludingresidentiallandscapeenvironmenttheme,conception,residentialenvironment,history,humanisticspirit,thesearereflectedthroughthematerial.MatterElement.Jug,God,thesearethelake,humanisticspirit,thesearetheelementsrepresentedbytheelementsofresidentialdistrictenvironmentallandscapeconstitution,isthevisible,tangible,istherereallyisinthelivingspace.Basedonpeople'svisual,tactile,olfactoryandothersensorystimuliandperception,appreciate.AsprofessorWuLanyonpointsoutin"generalizedarchitecture":"thehumanlivingconsistsoftwoessentialcomponents:oneistheartificialpart.Twoisthenaturalcomponent,twotogether;theyconstitutethe'environment'.Thenaturalelements:naturalelementreferstothelivingenvironment,topographyandgeomorphologyolddistrictbase,includingtheoriginalbuildings,structures,trees,oldtrees,riversandlakes,theoriginalslopeterrain,roadsandundergroundpipelines.Artificialelements:Basedontheprotectionanduseofnaturalelements,acc...